Weather halts RI Amateur play

Play in the first round of the Rhode Island Amateur Championship at Quidnessett has been interrupted by weather problems with half the 120-player field still on the course.

With thunderstorms approaching, the horn was blown to get everyone off

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Paul Kenyon
Posted Jul. 9, 2013 @ 3:50 pm

Play in the first round of the Rhode Island Amateur Championship at Quidnessett has been interrupted by weather problems with half the 120-player field still on the course.

With thunderstorms approaching, the horn was blown to get everyone off the course at 2:40 p.m. It began raining shortly afterwards amid loud rumbles of thunder. A lightning strike was reported shortly after everyone was in the clubhouse safely.

Bob Ward, the executive director of the R.I. Golf Association, told players that the hope is to resume play about 5 p.m.

In the morning half of the field, Jim Colucci birdied his final hole to record a 71 and tie for the lead with John Drohan and Billy McDonald. Former champion Bobby Leopold is at 72 and 13-year-old Patrick Welch, the youngest player in tournament history, is among those at 73.